The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-03-17

it little premature. His address was an
able argument in favor of the bill, and
the best yet delivered in the legislature on
the subject of temperance. He moved to
amend by striking out the provision re-
curing the text books to contain stalls
tics showing cost of spirituOus liquors to
individual states and nations. Adopted.
Senator Davis moved to include snuff,
and tobacco.
Senator Douglass, of Jefferson, moved
to amend by including pork aud beans.
Ruled out of order. An appeal was taken
and the ruling sustained.
The question recurring upon the adop-
ton of the amendment by Senator Davis
it was adopted.
Senator Burgess moved to amend
by adding shat the person so
selected shall be we'll versed in
mixed drinks, and who is capa-
BILE of teaching the young Texan how to
distinguish between brandy smashes,
whisky cocktails, gin phizzes, mint juleps,
Tom and Jerry, sangarrees and Others to
numerous to mention, and to teach tn
composition, blessing and injuries to be
derived from each, so that being so
taught, he may be induced to abstain
therefrom, or, if he persisted in indulging
therein, he may wisely select the best and
most pleasant and least harmful,
and, be it further provided that, to fully
test the qualifications of the persons
SO selected, he may be required to mix
specimen of each drink for the delecta-
ton of each member of the board of edu-
cation at his own expense. Ruled out by
order.
Senator Terrell moved to amend by
adding said book shall also contain a
chapter on youth which shall be illus
trated with drawings of the flowers that
bloom in the spring; the chapter on hope
by the picture of a young lady waiting
for the season when ice cream will be
ripe, and the chapter ON ambition by a
life.size portrait of the most dignitied
member of the senate. Ruled out of
order.
The senate refused to engross the bill
by vote of II to 3.
Senator Houston moved to reconsider
the vote failing to adopt the emergency
clause to the bill exteding the time of the
drouth commission, and requested Its re-
turn from the house.
The bill to punish the destruction of
growing crops passed.
The wolf scalp bill passed.
The deep water bill passed.
The bill making the legislative records
part of the archives OF the state depart.
ment passed.
The bill amending the gaming law
passed.
The bill to require Sheriffs to report to
the adjutant general all fugitiyes from
Justice in their counties passed.
The bill relative to the descent of prop
erty passed.
Captain Hennessey, sergeant-at-arms,
sent in his resignation land after some de-
bate action was postponed until the even
ing session.
Senator McDonald's bill, amending the
law relative to bonds when property is
levied upon, passed.
The bill to authorize cities and towns
to compromise existing Indebtedness
passed.
Senator Terrell introduced concurrent
resolution to adjourn sine die April 2,
1887.
Adjourned until O'Clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House bill to provide for the election
of district attorney in the Eighteenth
district passed.
House bill to require all issues of law
to be decided before argument to the jury
is made, in civil cases, was lost.
Senator ArmisteaG introduced bill for
the relief of w. V. Hughes.
Senator Mcdonald moved to reconsider
the vote just taken on the house bill, and
to lay that motion on the table.
Senator Houston moved a call of the
senate, and some fillibustering followed,
pending which the motion was adopted
yeas, 10; nays, IL.
House bill exempting certain counties
from the stock inspection law was called
up.
Senator Douglass, of Jefferson, moved
to strike out Liberty county. Adopted,
and the bill passed.
House bill creating the county of Mills
passed.
House bill to restore the civil jurisdic-
ton of the county court of Bosque couu-
ty passed to third reading.
The committee to investigate charges
against p. H. Hennessy, sergeant farms,
that on the 9th day of March,
1887, he was in possession of an account
for 500 against the state of Texas; that
said account was approved by Senator
knittle, chairman of the committee on
contingent expenses, and by Senator Gar
'ison, president pro tenn of the senate on
5he 9th of March; that said Hennessy al
tered said account, after it had been ap-
proved, so that instead of appearing to |
De an approved account for the sum of |
800 it appeared an approved account for
$3.50. The committee recommended MS |
discharge and dismissal from the Office
The report was adopted, and a resou-
ion dismissing Mr.. Hennessy passed
On motion of Senator Harrison the
enate proceeded to the election of new
ergeant-at arms and Captain w. 7.
Brewer was unanimously elected
House bill to validate the purchase of
and in La-Salle county by Pierce John
on passed to third reading.
Senator Burney, chairman of the Joint
committee on the part of the senate to
investigate the comptroller's office, re-
ported in substance as follows:
1t has been the endeavor of your
committee to conform strictly to the let
er and spirit of the resolution under
which they were called upon to act; but
ne many other necessary and unavoid-
bile labors that have developed on us, on
ccount of important legislation; the vast
mass of various papers and documents: